Foster Street Home is a small, residential assisted living facility located in Ellsworth, Maine, offering care for up to six senior residents. The home is designed to create a compassionate, caring, and home-like atmosphere, aiming to provide a warm and relaxing environment where residents feel comfortable and supported. Foster Street Home emphasizes a resident-first approach, built upon the most current senior care guidelines to enhance the lives of seniors while fostering a sense of community and belonging.
Each resident at Foster Street Home receives personalized assistance with daily routine needs, such as bathing, dressing, hygiene, and mobility. For those who need it, the home provides the support of a traveling stylist or hairdresser. Meals are another central focus, with three regular, homemade dishes served each day. The team at Foster Street Home accommodates specific dietary modifications for residents with elevated hypertension, diabetes, or other medical conditions, ensuring that everyone receives appropriate nutrition.
The environment at Foster Street Home is enriched with a diverse array of amenities and activities designed to keep residents engaged, active, and entertained. A robust recreational schedule includes music therapy, animal therapy, board games, outside trips, movie entertainment, art programs, fitness schedules, and curated music plans. The facility may also offer amenities such as a reading room, jacuzzi, steam room or health area, hairdresser or beauty shop, yard spaces, social evening events, and game rooms. Foster Street Home supports transportation needs, helping residents attend medical appointments, run errands, and participate in faith-based activities as needed.
Resident care at Foster Street Home is guided by individualized wellness plans aimed at keeping seniors occupied, energetic, and socially involved. The small size of the facility allows for a warm, familial setting where attention is personalized. The cost of living at Foster Street Home is influenced by several factors, including the level of care required (such as help with cleansing, hygiene, dressing, medication oversight, and meal adjustments), the choice between individual or shared bedrooms, the facility’s amenities, and the outcomes of resident assistance assessments.
With its focus on high-quality care, engaging activities, and a supportive, home-like environment, Foster Street Home offers a meaningful assisted living experience for seniors in Ellsworth, Maine.